It’s been five years since Dale Earnhardt died in a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500. Rarely does a day at the track go by when I don’t think of him.

Hendrick’s Busch Plans for 2007 Coming Together
Rusty Wallace announces leadership change
No Busch team for Furniture Row in 2007

Newman/Haas Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais led a trio of Champ Car stars that earned recognition on the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-American Team, when results were released Tuesday morning.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum’s popular “Grounds Tour” will return in 2007 with a 60-date schedule, and the Museum is taking tour ticket orders now.

Michael Nelson has been appointed Ryan Newman’s crew chief at Penske Racing South for the 2007 season, and a source says former crew chief Matt Borland (pictured with Ryan Newman right) may yet be leaving the organization. Nelson’s appointment hadn’t officially been announced as of midday Monday, but a source familiar with the situation said [...]

Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s new high banks will be tested by NASCAR Nextel Cup cars for the first time this week.
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, and Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Roush Racing Ford, will participate in a two-day tire test for Goodyear on Wednesday and Thursday. It will [...]

NASCAR fans will get inside access to Nextel Cup team Michael Waltrip Racing in the all new television series Michael Waltrip Racing: A New Era, part of ESPN2 Garage, debuting this Sunday, Dec. 10, at 10:00pm/et on ESPN2.

Jenson Button will sit out this week’s second test of the winter at Jerez to recuperate from a rib injury he sustained in a recent karting accident.

Following the retirement of Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen, his replacement at Ferrari, will become Formula One’s highest paid driver.

Formula 1 testing resumes tomorrow at Jerez with 10 of the 11 Formula One teams in action. Spyker will test in January.
Testing runs from December 6th to the 9th and then again from the 12th to the 15th.
These are the teams expected at Jerez and when: